Former Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman in hospice care battling rare form of cancer, his family says – The Denver Post

Former Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman has been transferred to hospice care in Atlanta as he battles a rare form of cancer, his family said in a statement Wednesday.

Hillman, 31, was a key member of Denver’s Super Bowl 50 championship team and spent four years with the organization from the time he was drafted in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

A Compton, California native, he was diagnosed in August with what his family described on social media as, “a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm form of cancer that primarily affects young African Americans with sickle cell trait. Unfortunately, treatment has not been successful and our beloved RJ is currently under hospice care where he is being kept comfortable and out of pain.

“As a family, we hope beyond hope, and we have faith that can move mountains. We also understand that God’s will is not always ours; therefore, we as a family subject ourselves to the will of our Almighty God. We need your prayers, but we also need your understanding and respect for Ronnie and our family’s privacy at this time.”

Hillman rushed for 863 yards and seven touchdowns during the 2015 season for Denver’s Super Bowl championship team and finished his NFL career in 2017 with 1,976 rushing yards and 13 total career touchdowns.

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